Lika Lezhava

The official Instagram page of the UIUC Chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine posted a graphic on Instagram at 1:07 p.m. calling all protesters to the Main Quad.  The caption of the post states “we need all to mobilize to the Main Quad near Foellinger immediately!!”    lezhava3@dailyillini.com 

The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

In 1872, five years after the University was founded, Delta Tau Delta was established as the campus’ first Greek organization. Since its inception, the University’s Greek community has become a mainstay in the area. Today, the University recognizes 49 fraternities and 38 sororities with 6,366 undergraduate members.  Many Greek-affiliated students pledge a fraternity or sorority...

Alex Ingalls and Casey Schneider, a DJ duo from Minnesota known as TWINSICK, visited The Canopy Club on Feb. 16 as a stop on their “Hard Launch” tour. This was the pair’s second time visiting Champaign-Urbana after performing at the KAMS LineLeap event in 2023. TWINSICK sat down with The Daily Illini to talk about...

The Daily Illini staff walked away with 18 awards at the Illinois College Press Association annual conference in Chicago this past weekend.  Twenty-six schools competed with 803 entries across all divisions. The large division included eight schools, including The University of Illinois. Our staff was awarded for general excellence in print as well as reporting,...

On Saturday night at around 11:30 p.m., a 22-year-old woman walked out of The Red Lion and reportedly lost consciousness.  According to the METCAD scanner, the woman was reportedly “inside, passed out, believed to be not breathing” at 11:39 p.m.  Paramedics arrived at 11:41 p.m. and reported the woman was breathing but still unconscious.  *This...

Camp can be described as over-the-top bad taste with a good twist on it or even something that seems a little off. It was originally defined by Susan Sontag as an aesthetic that isn’t one that can be fully explained.  This year, the fourth Circular Fashion Expo was held at the Siebel Center for Design...

On Monday night into the early hours of Tuesday morning, the lines on East Green Street grew longer than usual. This time, however, they weren’t in front of popular drinking spots like KAMS or The Red Lion; rather, hundreds of University students gathered outside JSM Living long before the leasing company would open its doors...

On Monday night into the early hours of Tuesday morning, the lines on East Green Street grew longer than usual. This time, however, they weren’t in front of popular drinking spots like KAMS or The Red Lion; rather, hundreds of University students gathered outside JSM Living long before the leasing company would open its doors...